Pres. Biden told ABC News Chief White House Correspondent CeciliaVega that he has 'great confidence' in Army Gen. Mark Milley after secret actions in Trump's final months in office.
But Milley was not the only top defense official to send a message to China during Trump's final days in office, a former senior Pentagon official told ABC News.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, FILE
Esper instructed another top Pentagon official, a civilian, to convey a message from Esper to his Chinese counterpart, Defense Minister Wei Fenghe, to assure him the U.S. had no intention of attacking China, the former official said. Esper and Milley, however, did agree not to inform U.S. national security adviser Robert O'Brien or anybody else at the White House about the conversation, according to the former official.President Donald Trump shakes hands with U.S. Army Chief of Staff Mark Milley during a Rose Garden event, May 1, 2018, at the White House in Washington, DC.
A spokesman for the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday that Milley's conversations with his foreign military counterparts, including the Chinese, take place"regularly" and"remain vital to improving mutual understanding of U.S. national security interests, reducing tensions, providing clarity and avoiding unintended consequences or conflict."
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